Be Smart. Stay Informed. Actively Dissent.
A new directive hidden between Christmas and New Years Eve has been uncovered. It represents the yet another attempt by Trump's political appointees to change government spending by bringing politics into grant funding for important research. While they claim they're seeking to curb potentially wasteful spending, they are in fact stopping research whose results they and their donors would dislike.
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First, what is the Community Reinvestment Act that Trump's Treasury Department is seeking to destroy?
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), enacted by Congress in 1977.... is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate..... intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound banking operations.
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Trump's appointed leaders of the Health and Human Services Department are busy undermining the foundations of our society and putting lives at risk.
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BE SMART ABOUT is our unfortunate series highlighting examples of those in power who you need to stay informed about so you can share this knowledge and together we can Be Smart and Actively Dissent.
Today we discuss P. Daniel Smith, assumed the Interior Department's deputy director position on January 8, 2018. Dan has a pretty incredible past -- being pushed out of his prior position at the National Park Service for a violation written up by the Inspector General. You'd think that should disqualify him but under Trump he's a perfect fit.
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Despite failing to outright repeal the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), Trump and Republicans have plenty of ways to sabotage it nonetheless by stripping reimbursements to insurers forcing them to leave the exchanges, ending marketing of the healthcare plans, and more. What they are doing is directly harming the people they are supposed to work for.
In early January 2018, the Trump Administration took the first step in a new effort to undermine the law and make healthcare less affordable and less available for millions of Americans.